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Revision as of 15:32, 24 February 2014
| Oropharynx | |
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 Pharynx | |
 Mouth | |
| Details | |
| Precursor | Frankenstein's Cat |
| Nerve | pharyngeal plexus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | pars oralis pharyngis |
| MeSH | D009960 |
| TA98 | A05.3.01.019 |
| TA2 | 2875 |
| FMA | 54879 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The Oropharynx (oral part of the pharynx) reaches from the Uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
It opens anteriorly, through the isthmus faucium, into the mouth, while in its lateral wall, between the two palatine arches, is the palatine tonsil.
Normal oropharyngeal flora
Fusobacterium
Although older resources have stated that Fusobacterium is a common occurrence in the human oropharynx, the current consensus is that Fusobacterium should always be treated as a pathogen. [1]
HACEK organisms
The name is formed from their initials:[2]
- Haemophilus
- Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans
- Cardiobacterium hominis
- Eikenella corrodens
- Kingella
All of these organisms are part of the normal oropharyngeal flora which grow slowly, prefer a carbon dioxide rich atmosphere, and share an enhanced capacity to produce endocardial infections, especially in young children.
Actinomyces
Actinomyces species that cause human disease do not exist freely in nature but are normal flora of the oropharynx.
Additional images
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Viral pharyngitis. The oropharynx is swollen and red. -
Sagittal section of the nose, mouth, pharynx, and larynx.
Dissection images
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Floor of mouth. Deep dissection. Anterior view. -
Larynx, pharynx and tongue. Deep dissection. Posterior view. -
Larynx, pharynx and tongue. Deep dissection. Posterior view. -
Larynx, pharynx and tongue. Deep dissection. Posterior view.
References
- ^ Aliyu SH, Marriott RK, Curran MD; et al. (2004). "Real-time PCR investigation into the importance of Fusobacterium necrophorum as a cause of acute pharyngitis in general practice". J Med Microbiol. 53 (Pt 10): 1029–35. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45648-0. PMID 15358827.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|author=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Morpeth S, Murdoch D, Cabell CH; et al. (December 2007). "Non-HACEK gram-negative bacillus endocarditis". Ann. Intern. Med. 147 (12): 829–35. PMID 18087053.
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External links
- Anatomy photo:31:st-1406 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl2a.htm
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